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Achilles Tendon Rupture - Pathogenesis and clinical findings • The Achilles tendon is 15cm long in
pre-determined etiology Signs ... /Symptoms/Complications ... TendonRupture #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #pathophysiology ... #msk #orthopedics
Cauda Equina Syndrome Causes: • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central) • Severe lumbar spondylosis • Neoplasm
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... lumbar spine Signs ... / Symptoms / Complications ... #CaudaEquina #Syndrome ... #MSK #pathophysiology
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
onto lateral hip Signs ... /Symptoms/Complications ... #msk #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Ankylosing Spondylitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical findings • Pain in lumbar area and gluteal region: (Dull, insidious
prominently in Achilles ... column) • Late complication ... bamboo spine) -> Fracture ... AnkylosingSpondylitis #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs
Prader-Willi Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings • Maternal uniparental disomy: inheriting 2 copies of maternal chromosome
Prader-Willi Syndrome ... Signs/Symptoms ... /Complications: ... Incr Skeletal fractures ... #genetics #pathophysiology
Paget’s Disease: Complications Abnormal Osteoclasts cause excessive bone turnover -> Incr bone resorption, Incr (abnormal) bone formation MSK
Paget’s Disease: Complications ... bone formation MSK ... -> Pathologic fractures ... PagetsDisease #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs
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